Families of Antebellum Missouri
Merrill Dean Griffin
1945 - 2001 (56 years)1. Merrill Dean Griffin was born on 7 Jan 1945 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas (son of Glenn W. Painter); died on 22 Mar 2001 in Parsons, Labette County, Kansas; was buried in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. Notes:
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6653343Family/Spouse: Deanna Joyce Painter. Deanna was born on 30 Aug 1946 in Webster County, Missouri; died on 28 Oct 2013 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Glenn W. Painter was born on 18 Jul 1922 in Bluejacket, Craig County, Oklahoma (son of Horace M. Painter and Bessie O. Winfrey); died on 21 Jun 2012 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. Notes:
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104614539Children:
- 1. Merrill Dean Griffin was born on 7 Jan 1945 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas; died on 22 Mar 2001 in Parsons, Labette County, Kansas; was buried in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
Generation: 3
4. Horace M. Painter was born on 1 Mar 1894 in Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri (son of Otis Adolphus Painter and Rosa Emily Cook); died on 23 Feb 1987 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri. Notes:
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26236080Horace married Bessie O. Winfrey on 8 Feb 1918 in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Bessie was born on 6 Feb 1900; died on 22 Feb 1973 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Bessie O. Winfrey was born on 6 Feb 1900; died on 22 Feb 1973 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri. Notes:
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26236035Notes:
Married:
Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections.Children:
- Marvin Etcyl Painter was born on 15 Nov 1918 in Douglas County, Missouri; died on 18 Jul 1994 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri.
- 2. Glenn W. Painter was born on 18 Jul 1922 in Bluejacket, Craig County, Oklahoma; died on 21 Jun 2012 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
- Leo Dale Painter was born on 27 Aug 1924; died on 29 Aug 1995; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri.
- Norman Orville Painter was born on 6 Aug 1929 in Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri; died on 22 Dec 2004 in Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; was buried in Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland.
Generation: 4
8. Otis Adolphus Painter was born on 2 Apr 1870 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri (son of Lemuel D. Painter and Articia J. Smith); died on 14 Jan 1952 in Douglas County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri. Notes:
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26236172Otis married Rosa Emily Cook on 29 Feb 1889 in Douglas County, Missouri. Rosa was born on 15 Dec 1871 in Indiana; died on 26 Oct 1965 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Rosa Emily Cook was born on 15 Dec 1871 in Indiana; died on 26 Oct 1965 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri. Notes:
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26236228Notes:
Married:
Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Children:
- Artie May Painter was born on 9 Jan 1890; died on 28 Jan 1979; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri.
- Iola Esther Painter was born on 6 Sep 1892; died on 5 Apr 1922 in Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri.
- 4. Horace M. Painter was born on 1 Mar 1894 in Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri; died on 23 Feb 1987 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri; was buried in Dogwood Cemetery, Dogwood, Douglas County, Missouri.
- Ruth Gertrude Painter was born on 17 Dec 1898 in Missouri; died on 16 Nov 1968 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
- Bertha Etta Painter was born on 17 May 1901 in Missouri; died on 6 Feb 1942 in Contra Costa County, California; was buried in Union Cemetery, Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California.
- Opha Anna Painter was born on 16 Dec 1904; died on 19 Oct 1991; was buried in Seymour Masonic Cemetery, Seymour, Webster County, Missouri.